Vegetarians for Christmas?
18 December 2010, 12:10 PM
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I don't eat red meat or fish but i'd never dream of insisting people made me something different when i went to their house for a meal.
It's nice when they accommodate me, but there's somethings you just grin and bear.. and once a year, is nowt to eat. First time I met my fellas family they laid on a huge fishy supper with the centre piece being a huge salmon. bleugh. I still ate it to be polite despite not liking any of it!
But saying that, forewarned is forearmed. I'd cook for a vegetarian if i knew in advance but if they just mentioned it on the day and expected something rustling up, I wouldn't entertain that.
I don't eat red meat or fish because I don't like it, not for any ethical reasons so I suppose it's a bit different.
It's nice when they accommodate me, but there's somethings you just grin and bear.. and once a year, is nowt to eat. First time I met my fellas family they laid on a huge fishy supper with the centre piece being a huge salmon. bleugh. I still ate it to be polite despite not liking any of it!
But saying that, forewarned is forearmed. I'd cook for a vegetarian if i knew in advance but if they just mentioned it on the day and expected something rustling up, I wouldn't entertain that.
I don't eat red meat or fish because I don't like it, not for any ethical reasons so I suppose it's a bit different.
18 December 2010, 12:20 PM
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Let's not get into a veggie bashing thread.;(
Some decent ideas on here.
TBH, these are our friends, and although I may not AGREE with their beliefs, (they also are staunch socilaists, surprise!), I do respect them.
One of the reasosn we have invited them is that they have had one or two miserable Christmases with family recently, when their own families treated them as some, jokingly I hope, advised treating them on here.
Some decent ideas on here.
TBH, these are our friends, and although I may not AGREE with their beliefs, (they also are staunch socilaists, surprise!), I do respect them.
One of the reasosn we have invited them is that they have had one or two miserable Christmases with family recently, when their own families treated them as some, jokingly I hope, advised treating them on here.
18 December 2010, 12:37 PM
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I don't eat red meat or fish but i'd never dream of insisting people made me something different when i went to their house for a meal. It's nice when they accommodate me, but there's somethings you just grin and bear.. and once a year, is nowt to eat. First time I met my fellas family they laid on a huge fishy supper with the centre piece being a huge salmon. bleugh. I still ate it to be polite despite not liking any of it!
I wish there were more like you.
But saying that, forewarned is forearmed. I'd cook for a vegetarian if i knew in advance but if they just mentioned it on the day and expected something rustling up, I wouldn't entertain that.
I don't eat red meat or fish because I don't like it, not for any ethical reasons so I suppose it's a bit different.
I know its not that difficult to knock up a veggie loaf together for veggies. You can get a nice one from M&S all done, just ready to be baked in the oven. But,you won't have to, if they let you know that they'd bring their own, and they would be very thankful for your roast vegetables and Christmas pud for afters.
I hardly drink alchohol, but I always take my own pineapple juice cartons to parties. I don't expect them to have special arrangment for me with juice cabinet.
18 December 2010, 12:41 PM
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Let's not get into a veggie bashing thread.;(
Some decent ideas on here.
TBH, these are our friends, and although I may not AGREE with their beliefs, (they also are staunch socilaists, surprise!), I do respect them.
One of the reasosn we have invited them is that they have had one or two miserable Christmases with family recently, when their own families treated them as some, jokingly I hope, advised treating them on here.
Some decent ideas on here.
TBH, these are our friends, and although I may not AGREE with their beliefs, (they also are staunch socilaists, surprise!), I do respect them.
One of the reasosn we have invited them is that they have had one or two miserable Christmases with family recently, when their own families treated them as some, jokingly I hope, advised treating them on here.
In such circumstance, I would make special efforts TBH.
Good on you for respecting them, and being a very caring friend to them. Hope they have a good Christmas with your family
18 December 2010, 12:49 PM
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I also don't really drink either, so I always go to parties with 2l bottles of coke, Mr Luck drinks enough for 2 anyways
Most people forget about soft drinks at house parties so it's best to be prepared
My mates even bring Coke round instead of wine if they come round for the night
18 December 2010, 01:21 PM
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Most people forget about soft drinks at house parties so it's best to be prepared My mates even bring Coke round instead of wine if they come round for the night
My mates even bring Coke round instead of wine if they come round for the night
She doesn't drive, so her husband has to stay sober all evening. He doesn't mind. She is only 7 stone, but her abdominal occupancy and neuro-resilience to the volume and effect of alchohol amazes me.
19 December 2010, 12:02 AM
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19 December 2010, 10:33 AM
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This thread goes into a wrong direction with all the pro and contra arguments, etc. Just ask your guests what they would like to have and that's it. I am a vegetarian and I can imagine how hard it is for meat eaters to find out what to serve, eventhough I wish it would be simple for them. Usually I bring my own piece of quorn (fake meat) or tofu to the party and will add some available 'side dishes' to it. This is simple could be an 'ice-breaker' and makes the situation less stressy in most cases. Hope this helps and you will have a great christmas eve.
19 December 2010, 10:54 AM
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This thread goes into a wrong direction with all the pro and contra arguments, etc. Just ask your guests what they would like to have and that's it. I am a vegetarian and I can imagine how hard it is for meat eaters to find out what to serve, eventhough I wish it would be simple for them. Usually I bring my own piece of quorn (fake meat) or tofu to the party and will add some available 'side dishes' to it. This is simple could be an 'ice-breaker' and makes the situation less stressy in most cases. Hope this helps and you will have a great christmas eve.
If you need to cater for special needs then its the best thing to do to ensure they like what you give them.Obviously its down to how good your culinary skills are, I hazard a guess that a roast Quorn dinner tastes better than a poorly cooked and dried out turkey.
As you may guess I'm not a fan of turkey or chicken - both very bland tasting IMHO (worse if overcooked) and need to be accompanied by a load of suace/gravy/stuffing etc. to compensate. But for tradition's sake I have little choice, whilst a family member is allergic to turkey/chicken (something to do with the vaccines they are given when being farmed), so the lucky git gets roast pork instead.
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19 December 2010, 02:29 PM
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Let's not get into a veggie bashing thread.;(
Some decent ideas on here.
TBH, these are our friends, and although I may not AGREE with their beliefs, (they also are staunch socilaists, surprise!), I do respect them.
One of the reasosn we have invited them is that they have had one or two miserable Christmases with family recently, when their own families treated them as some, jokingly I hope, advised treating them on here.
Some decent ideas on here.
TBH, these are our friends, and although I may not AGREE with their beliefs, (they also are staunch socilaists, surprise!), I do respect them.
One of the reasosn we have invited them is that they have had one or two miserable Christmases with family recently, when their own families treated them as some, jokingly I hope, advised treating them on here.
It seems so simple to me.
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19 December 2010, 02:37 PM
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I wouldn't, at all. But I wouldn't impose any extra deliberation and effort on some perfectly normal Turkey eaters on their traditional day. "Look at me! I am a vegetarian, I am 
! I am so special. I do things differently, and I want to make your life difficult by forcing you to cook some grass and dandelions exculsively for me, in addition to your usual traditional meat feast. I am so veggie that I will soon get a huge aubergine tattooed on my forehead 
" Bleddy pain, as I said before.
If you go to vegetarian people's houses for meals, you have to eat their grass, they don't make special effort to serve meat on a plate for you. There are some that do, but not many.
If I were a veggie, I'd take my own tin of spaghetti with me, to eat with the roast vegetables from my host.
! I am so special. I do things differently, and I want to make your life difficult by forcing you to cook some grass and dandelions exculsively for me, in addition to your usual traditional meat feast. I am so veggie that I will soon get a huge aubergine tattooed on my forehead " Bleddy pain, as I said before.If you go to vegetarian people's houses for meals, you have to eat their grass, they don't make special effort to serve meat on a plate for you. There are some that do, but not many.
If I were a veggie, I'd take my own tin of spaghetti with me, to eat with the roast vegetables from my host.
I get the impression that you thought I was saying that the entire meal should be vegetarian. That is not what I meant at all. You can still have the normal family Christmas dinner and provide something vegetarian of their choice for them. Everybody is happy!
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19 December 2010, 04:13 PM
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That is all perfectly reasonable of course.
I get the impression that you thought I was saying that the entire meal should be vegetarian. That is not what I meant at all. You can still have the normal family Christmas dinner and provide something vegetarian of their choice for them. Everybody is happy!
Les
I get the impression that you thought I was saying that the entire meal should be vegetarian. That is not what I meant at all. You can still have the normal family Christmas dinner and provide something vegetarian of their choice for them. Everybody is happy!
Les
However, I very much appreciate OP's respect for his friends and his willingness to make extra effort, for they didn't have good Christmases of late. I have said above that I'd do the same, if my vegetarian friends were in similar situation.
19 December 2010, 05:06 PM
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As I said above Alcazar, what do you think is the problem in asking them what is alright for them to eat. I would have thought that they appreciate your concern for them and also you would know for certain that you would be providing the right dinner for them.
It seems so simple to me.
Les
It seems so simple to me.
Les
They have already said they are happy just to eat just whatever veg the rest of us are having.......but that seems wrong to me.
19 December 2010, 05:48 PM
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I bought one of these last year (just to try.....I'm not a veggie) and it was very nice. 
http://www.ocado.com/webshop/product...Roast/58146011
http://www.ocado.com/webshop/product...Roast/58146011
20 December 2010, 12:12 PM
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